Nickbee Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Hi all Today on my round trip to work today I noticed an odd issue. As I'm driving along the electrical power cuts out. The stereo goes off, the backlight for the digital display on the dash goes out and the speedo drops to zero. However, the ABS/TCS/Handbrake lights all come on and the engine seems to keep running OK. It's only momentary, so it's hard to test more. Now, I do have an issue where my battery's terminals aren't quite fat enough for the clamps to grip. This means that sometimes I need to wiggle a loose connector to get it to start. On one hand my limited knowledge of cars tells me that when running the power comes from the alternator, so this would be irrelevant, but on the other hand it feels like it would be related. Anyone have any insight? Thanks Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Best to sort your battery terminal issue before you look any further. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickbee Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 (edited) 8 minutes ago, ZMANALEX said: Best to sort your battery terminal issue before you look any further. OK, a new battery with fatter terminals it is! edit - or maybe new clamps which are cheaper Edited June 19 by Nickbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr v6 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Unless you have an oddball battery with the narrower terminals, they're all the same. Could be your clamps have been overtightened over time & therefore stretched a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic73 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2 hours ago, Nickbee said: OK, a new battery with fatter terminals it is! edit - or maybe new clamps which are cheaper Could try wrapping some foil around the terminals as a cheap fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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